When your student applies for scholarships, writing the essay often feels like the most challenging part. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be. By learning about common scholarship essay questions and how to answer them.
1. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
This is possibly one of the trickiest college scholarship essays to write, not because it’s complicated, but because it’s so broad. Students have a lot of freedom with this prompt.
2. HOW WILL THIS SCHOLARSHIP MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOU?
Generally, students have a few options for addressing this question. First, they could showcase how the scholarship helps them overcome a relevant financial hardship.
3. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT A TIME YOU FAILED? WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THAT EXPERIENCE?
For many students, even figuring out how to start a scholarship essay introduction for this topic is hard, let alone writing the whole thing. It’s difficult discussing a failure with others.
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